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diff --git a/src/mutex/mutex_ref.rs b/src/mutex/mutex_ref.rs
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+use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+
+use lock_api::RawMutex;
+
+use super::MutexRef;
+
+impl<'a, T: ?Sized + 'a, R: RawMutex> Drop for MutexRef<'a, T, R> {
+	fn drop(&mut self) {
+		// safety: this guard is being destroyed, so the data cannot be
+		//         accessed without locking again
+		unsafe { self.0.force_unlock() }
+	}
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: ?Sized + 'a, R: RawMutex> Deref for MutexRef<'a, T, R> {
+	type Target = T;
+
+	fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+		// safety: this is the only type that can use `value`, and there's
+		//         a reference to this type, so there cannot be any mutable
+		//         references to this value.
+		unsafe { &*self.0.value.get() }
+	}
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: ?Sized + 'a, R: RawMutex> DerefMut for MutexRef<'a, T, R> {
+	fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+		// safety: this is the only type that can use `value`, and we have a
+		//         mutable reference to this type, so there cannot be any other
+		//         references to this value.
+		unsafe { &mut *self.0.value.get() }
+	}
+}